With Budget 2013, Chidambaram equals Morarji's record
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, with his Budget speech yesterday, became the second minister to have presented eight Budgets in the history of independent India. It was only Morarji Desai who has presented 10 Budgets, of which two were interim Budgets. Here are a few images of Chidambaram before each Budget that he presented.
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P Chidambaram poses as he leaves his office to present the Union Budget 2013. Reuters
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P Chidambaram with poses for his signature photo before the Union Budget 2008. Reuters
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This photograph was taken right before Chidambaram presented the Union Budget 2007, Reuters
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Chidambaram poses for a photograph as he puts final touches to the Union Budget 2006. Reuters
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P Chidambaram arrives in Parliament to present the Union Budget 2005. Reuters
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A much younger Chidambaram gearing up for presenting his Budget in 1997. Reuters
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Chidambaram in the year 1996, when he presented his first Budget. Getty Images
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